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George Allison

George Allison
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George has a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and has a keen interest in naval and cyber security matters and has appeared on national radio and television to discuss current events. George is on Twitter at @geoallison

Britain to purchase MK54 lightweight torpedo array kits destined for P-8 Poseidon

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $18.6 million contract for the production of MK54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedo array kits for the US Navy and UK.

UK and US order new Submarine High Data Rate antenna systems

Raytheon has been awarded a $25.8m contract for six Submarine High Data Rate antenna systems.

USAF Awards Lockheed Martin $110m for ‘Gray Wolf’ a ‘networked, affordable cruise missile’

Lockheed Martin has received a $110 million, five-year Phase 1 contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and demonstrate a new low-cost cruise missile called Gray Wolf. 

Brazil announce purchase of HMS Ocean for £84 million

Brazil has now confirmed the purchase of British helicopter carrier HMS Ocean.

Defence ties ‘not affected’ due to Brexit say France

The French Defence Minister has stated that defence ties between the UK and France will remain in place following BREXIT. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian...

Additional three British and seven American P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft ordered

Boeing has been awarded a $1.2bn contract for the manufacture and delivery of 10 Lot 9 full-rate production P-8A aircraft, seven for the US Navy and three for the Royal Air Force.

Lockheed Martin awarded Trident missile navigation integration contract for Dreadnought

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $154m contract to provide US and UK Trident II Strategic Weapon System Shipboard Integration for the Columbia and Dreadnought class submarines.

Elbit Systems reveal details of an exercise between HMS Ocean and an unmanned Israeli...

An Elbit Systems Seagull unmanned vessel and helicopter carrier HMS Ocean participated in an exercise between the Royal Navy and the Israeli Navy.

F-35 completes weapons testing phase

The F-35 Joint Program Office say they have completed all F-35 weapons separation and weapons delivery accuracy testing as part of the System Development and Demonstration phase.

US, UK and other nations participate in contract for AMRAAM lots 28-30 production support

Raytheon has been awarded a $25.8m contract for special tooling and test equipment, for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Lots 28-30 production.